Studies show that the top reason animals are surrendered to shelters is typically a behavioral problem. Often, simple behavioral issues can spiral out of control to the point that owners become frustrated and feel powerless to improve the situation. Behavioral issues include: barking, aggression, inappropriate elimination, separation anxiety, fear, chewing, digging, begging, disobedience, leach pulling, whining for attention, jumping.

Padonia Veterinary Hospital provides a pet counseling service to people who are having behavioral problems with their pets. Our staff offers basic obedience advise and behavior modification tips to help owners solve such problems so pet and owner can establish a rewarding relationship. We believe that a positive reinforcement based training program can make all the difference in a pet's behavior and will ultimately strengthen the vital human-animal bond; definitely a win-win situation for pets, owners, and shelters.